Glen Rock whiz kid cracks iPhone code

AP PhotoGeorge Hotz, a 17-year-old hacker, is shown in his bedroom workspace today in Glen Rock.

George Hotz -- pale, skinny, shaggy-haired and brilliant -- claims he's won the worldwide race to unlock an Apple iPhone so it can be used with a carrier other than AT&T, according to a report in the Record of Bergen County.

The 17-year-old Glen Rock resident posted the complicated steps on his blog Thursday. An avid tinkerer who goes by the online name Geohot, Hotz showed off two iPhones that he'd unlocked, both of which can make and receive calls using T-Mobile's network, The Record reports.